Nebraska ranks #40 among US states for total patents filed in 2025, with 701 patents from 402 inventors across 67 cities. On a per-capita basis that is 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a standard benchmark for comparing state-level R&D intensity.
Top Cities in Nebraska 2025
| Rank | City | Patents | Inventors |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Omaha, NE | 228 | 162 |
| #2 | Lincoln, NE | 153 | 85 |
| #3 | York, NE | 30 | 4 |
| #4 | Seward, NE | 25 | 2 |
| #5 | Thayer, NE | 24 | 1 |
| #6 | Bradshaw, NE | 23 | 1 |
| #7 | Waterloo, NE | 18 | 10 |
| #8 | Gretna, NE | 15 | 9 |
| #9 | Columbus, NE | 13 | 8 |
| #10 | Kearney, NE | 13 | 10 |
| #11 | Papillion, NE | 12 | 9 |
| #12 | Chadron, NE | 11 | 2 |
| #13 | Sidney, NE | 8 | 8 |
| #14 | Blair, NE | 8 | 5 |
| #15 | Holdrege, NE | 8 | 5 |
| #16 | Pierce, NE | 7 | 2 |
| #17 | Bennington, NE | 6 | 3 |
| #18 | Grand Island, NE | 6 | 4 |
| #19 | Bellevue, NE | 6 | 6 |
| #20 | Norfolk, NE | 5 | 3 |
| #21 | La Vista, NE | 5 | 2 |
| #22 | Hickman, NE | 4 | 2 |
| #23 | Culbertson, NE | 3 | 3 |
| #24 | Waverly, NE | 3 | 3 |
| #25 | Fremont, NE | 3 | 2 |